19 Aug 2020 | Churches, Highlights, News, Strengthening Churches
An Era Ends “God does not live in temples built by human hands.” (Acts 17:24b) Thursday, 25 June, was kind of a sad day. Not in the sense of unhappiness. More in the sense of melancholy or mourning. As is normally the case when it is time to bid farewell to...
17 Sep 2019 | Core Values, Highlights, Strengthening Churches
Healthy Churches: Four Pillars of Health This post is part of a six-part series, written by a leader within the convention, on our core values. Our core values show who we are and what motivates us. We’ve been focusing on our IBC core values here in the last several...
26 Apr 2019 | Highlights, News, Strengthening Churches
I feel like before I ask you to read my article, I should introduce myself. My name is Barry Cole, and I have the incredible privilege of pastoring Aviano Baptist Church in Aviano, Italy. Also, this past October, I was blessed to begin service as the Strengthening...
31 May 2017 | Empowering Leaders, Highlights, Strengthening Churches
And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others. (2 Tim. 2:2) Developing leaders was one of the passions of the Apostle Paul. In addition to being a renowned church planter,...